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Fight Over Ferry on Lake Michigan Prompts Questions on Definition of Earmarks - New York Times
Nov 30th 2012, 00:46


New York Times

Fight Over Ferry on Lake Michigan Prompts Questions on Definition of Earmarks
New York Times
Published: November 29, 2012. To its critics, the S.S. Badger is a relic and a menace, a coal-fired car ferry that dumps tons of raw coal ash into Lake Michigan each year as it plies its four-hour route between Manitowoc, Wis., and Ludington, Mich.
House provision would allow SS Badger to dump coal ash in perpetuity Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

all 6 news articles »

Your Personal Energy Independence - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Nov 30th 2012, 00:27


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Your Personal Energy Independence
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Researchers from the University of California at Davis and Simon Fraser University found that providing conventional car buyers participating in a design exercise the option to buy green energy caused them to buy electric cars 23 percent more frequently.

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Nordic Oil and Gas Announces Third Quarter and Nine-Months Financial Results ... - Stockhouse
Nov 30th 2012, 00:01


Nordic Oil and Gas Announces Third Quarter and Nine-Months Financial Results ...
Stockhouse
WINNIPEG, November 29, 2012 - Donald Benson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. ("Nordic" or "the Company") today announced the Company's financial results from operations for the three and nine-month period ended ...

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Khoury calls for sustainable consumption - The Daily Star
Nov 29th 2012, 23:44


AME Info

Khoury calls for sustainable consumption
The Daily Star
Despite a wealth of ecological resources, Lebanon is facing a number of environmental degradation issues including large levels of pollution in its rivers, uncontrolled landfills and disregard by business for the country's environmental laws. Khoury ...
Crescent Petroleum highlights importance of environmental policy for regional ... AME Info

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Peabody Energy Illinois coal mine closing - ABC7Chicago.com
Nov 29th 2012, 23:35


ABC7Chicago.com

Peabody Energy Illinois coal mine closing
ABC7Chicago.com
November 29, 2012 (ST. LOUIS) -- Peabody Energy Corp.'s plans to close a 400-worker Illinois coal mine marks another ''heartbreaking'' hit for a struggling region still mending from a deadly tornado last year and another coal producer's intent to shed ...

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PSE's coal power plant a huge liability for its customers, Montana ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 22:41


Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

PSE's coal power plant a huge liability for its customers, Montana ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Puget Sound Energy's Colstrip Power Plant is a dirty old coal plant, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the nation, Anne Hedges, chief lobbyist for the Montana Environmental Information Center, said today on KUOW's Weekday program ...
Sierra Club Wants Coal Out Of PSE's Stocking KUOW NPR

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Snyder says adaptability is key to state's energy, environmental future - Electric Light & Power
Nov 29th 2012, 22:28


The Saginaw News - MLive.com

Snyder says adaptability is key to state's energy, environmental future
Electric Light & Power
Gov. Rick Snyder Wednesday delivered a special message on energy and the environment, calling for long-term, adaptable policies that ensure Michigan has the energy future generations need to thrive, while ensuring Michigan's natural wonders are ...
4 things from Gov. Snyder's "special address" on energy and the environment Michigan Radio
Governor Rick Snyder talks energy, environment Petoskey News-Review
Gov. Rick Snyder's plans for energy, environment will benefit Michigan, State ... The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com  - MLive.com  - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
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US environment agency temporarily suspends BP from new government contracts - Big News Network.com
Nov 29th 2012, 21:53


Big News Network.com

US environment agency temporarily suspends BP from new government contracts
Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday temporarily suspended British energy major BP Exploration and Production, Inc., BP PLC and all its affiliated companies from new contracts with the federal government. While not ...
BP suspended from new US federal contracts The Guardian
Following oil spill charges, BP suspended from federal contracts SunHerald.com
2 BP rig supervisors, former executive to be arraigned on charges in probe of ... mysask.com (press release)

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4 things from Gov. Snyder's "special address" on energy and the environment - Michigan Radio
Nov 29th 2012, 21:46


WMUK 102.1 FM

4 things from Gov. Snyder's "special address" on energy and the environment
Michigan Radio
With regard to the extraction and production of the gas, Governor Snyder suggested that Michigan has been safely hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," for a long time. In his address, Gov. Snyder said "hydraulic fracturing" and "horizontal drilling ...
Protecting Michigan Citizens and Communities from the Hazards of Fracking Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Natural gas plays key role in new Michigan energy plan Akron Beacon Journal (blog)
Governor Rick Snyder talks energy, environment Petoskey News-Review
Detroit Free Press  - MLive.com  - The Michigan Daily
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Falklands Oil And Gas Comes Up Dry In The Falklands - Seeking Alpha
Nov 29th 2012, 21:40


Falklands Oil And Gas Comes Up Dry In The Falklands
Seeking Alpha
On November 27, 2012, Falklands Oil and Gas (FLKOF.PK) announced disappointing results on the Scotia well. Scotia was the second and last well to be drilled in this drilling campaign. Hydrocarbons were encountered in the well, however, reservoir ...

'Green' Homes Are Actually Hurting The Environment - Business Insider
Nov 29th 2012, 21:31


Business Insider

'Green' Homes Are Actually Hurting The Environment
Business Insider
They are environmentally persistent, bioaccumulative, and are being manufactured at a frenetic pace without thought to how they might impact our environment and ultimately, our health. The study focuses on foam insulation material: the spray-foam ...

Ky. coal plant's $940M update to create 700 jobs - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Nov 29th 2012, 21:19


WLKY Louisville

Ky. coal plant's $940M update to create 700 jobs
Seattle Post Intelligencer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A nearly $1 billion project to update pollution controls at a massive Louisville power plant was touted by state leaders Thursday as a boost for Kentucky's coal industry. The upgrades at LG&E's Mill Creek Generating Station in ...
LG&E and KU's clean coal technology projects kick off at Mill Creek WLKY Louisville
Hiring begins Dec. 3 for LG&E and KU clean coal projects The Lane Report
LG&E Breaks Ground on New Pollution Controls, Officials Praise Results of EPA ... WFPL

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EU executive arm probes Germany over green energy law - Reuters
Nov 29th 2012, 21:01


EU executive arm probes Germany over green energy law
Reuters
Renewable energy in Germany is politically divisive as business complains the nation's shift away from nuclear power toward subsidized renewables such as wind and solar is adding to consumer costs and jeopardizing economic growth. The Commission ...

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Quebec Environment Minister Breton resigns over fraud scandal - Globe and Mail
Nov 29th 2012, 19:57


Globe and Mail

Quebec Environment Minister Breton resigns over fraud scandal
Globe and Mail
The Parti Québécois government has suffered a major setback with the resignation of Environment Minister Daniel Breton. Mr. Breton's unruly past came back to haunt him with front page news reports of unpaid rent, convictions for unemployment insurance ...
Quebec environment minister Daniel Breton quits amid controversy Toronto Star
Quebec environment minister quits just months into job amid fraud allegations National Post
Daniel Breton resigns as Quebec environment minister Montreal Gazette
Toronto Sun  - CBC.ca  - CTV News
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the North Sea - Market Analysis ... - Sacramento Bee
Nov 29th 2012, 19:37


Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the North Sea - Market Analysis ...
Sacramento Bee
http://www.reportlinker.com/p01047894/Oil-and-Gas-Exploration-and-Production-in-the-North-Sea---Market-Analysis-Competitive-Landscape-and-Forecast-to-2020.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Oil_and_Gas_energy ...

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Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic - Vast, Technically Recoverable Oil and ... - Sacramento Bee
Nov 29th 2012, 19:37


Proactive Investors UK

Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic - Vast, Technically Recoverable Oil and ...
Sacramento Bee
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic - Vast, Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources Attract International Oil ...
Longreach Oil & Gas Limited announces Q3 Results SYS-CON Media (press release)
Afferro Mining, GoldStone Resources, Minera IRL, New World Oil & Gas and ... Proactive Investors UK

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Paradigm Oil and Gas adds Two new Executives to their Advisory Board - Sacramento Bee
Nov 29th 2012, 19:37


Paradigm Oil and Gas adds Two new Executives to their Advisory Board
Sacramento Bee
EUSTACE, Texas, Nov. 29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: PDGO) President, Vince Vellardita announced today that he has brought on two new executives to add to the Committee that he is building which will advise on ...

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Union Environment Ministry clears Rattle Hydro Power Project - GreaterKashmir.com
Nov 29th 2012, 19:27


GreaterKashmir.com

Union Environment Ministry clears Rattle Hydro Power Project
GreaterKashmir.com
Jammu, Nov 29: The Apex Committee of the Union environment ministry has agreed to accord clearance to the proposed Rattle Hydro Power Project with a revised 850 Mega Watts (MW) capacity, being constructed on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer ...

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Polar Ice Sheets Shrinking Worldwide, Study Confirms - National Geographic
Nov 29th 2012, 19:22


National Geographic

Polar Ice Sheets Shrinking Worldwide, Study Confirms
National Geographic
Rising seas would increase the risk of catastrophic flooding like that caused by Hurricane Sandy last month in New York and New Jersey. Environmental damage may include widespread erosion, contamination of aquifers and crops, and harm to marine life.
Alice in Wonderland Science Right Side News
Greenlandic, Antarctic ice sheets contributing more to sea level rise: study mysask.com (press release)

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Yingli Green Energy Shares Higher Again; Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold - Barron's (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 19:19


Hydrogen Fuel News

Yingli Green Energy Shares Higher Again; Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold
Barron's (blog)
Shares of Chinese solar panel maker Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co. (YGE) built on yesterday's gains, rising almost another 6% after the company's earnings reflected the hardships facing solar firms. But news of its largest project supply deal created ...
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results ... Seeking Alpha
Yingli Green Energy Announces Largest Module Supply Contract in Company's ... Sacramento Bee
Yingli Green Energy Q3 Loss Sharply Widens, Backs 2012 Shipment Outlook NASDAQ
Wall St. Cheat Sheet  - SolarPVInvestor
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Maryland delays growth pollution rules - Baltimore Sun (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 18:46


MarylandReporter.com

Maryland delays growth pollution rules
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Although the regulations originally had been set for issuance by next month, Environment Secretary Robert M. Summers told members of House and Senate environment committees that there are "more details to be sorted out," mainly over a plan to let ...
State considers trade and fee system for pollution controls by developers Baltimore Post-Examiner

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Plaid call for Green Energy Summit to boost Welsh economy and environment - Electric Light & Power
Nov 29th 2012, 18:18


Plaid call for Green Energy Summit to boost Welsh economy and environment
Electric Light & Power
Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd has used today's Welsh Questions session in Parliament to call for a Green Energy Summit in Wales, welcoming the Secretary of State's positive response. Speaking after the session, Mr Llwyd said that Wales' growing green ...

Risk of more flooding over the next few days, warns Environment Agency - The Independent
Nov 29th 2012, 17:18


The Independent

Risk of more flooding over the next few days, warns Environment Agency
The Independent
The Environment Agency (EA) warned that some rivers, including the Thames, Trent and Severn, remain at very high levels despite the improving weather. It could take much longer for floodwaters to subside, as teams work around the clock to shore up ...
Environment Agency hit by water shortage Reading Post

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Goldeneye Resources Acquires Oil and Gas Interest in Oklahoma - NASDAQ
Nov 29th 2012, 16:57


Goldeneye Resources Acquires Oil and Gas Interest in Oklahoma
NASDAQ
The Project consists of a total of 3,200 acres in five sections of oil and gas leases. Under the terms of the LOI, the company will pay a total of $266,000 and issue a total of 3.3 million common shares and 1.65 million transferable share purchase ...

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Analyst predicts improving thermal coal market - Businessweek
Nov 29th 2012, 16:23


Analyst predicts improving thermal coal market
Businessweek
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Arch Coal Inc. rose Thursday after an analyst predicted that the thermal coal market will improve next year because of declining inventories and a more competitive pricing environment. THE OPINION: Jefferies analyst Peter ...

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'Pooled' pricing of coal unfair - Hindu Business Line
Nov 29th 2012, 16:16


Hindu Business Line

'Pooled' pricing of coal unfair
Hindu Business Line
Once the linkage was awarded, Coal India (CIL) — the State-owned commercial monopoly — issued a 'letter of assurance' (LoA), to be treated as a ticket for a private sector investor to claim 70 per cent project finance. And, similar to the rush for 2G ...
Coal India lines up Rs 50000 cr investment plans for next 5 years NDTV
Coal min against priority coal allocation for ultra mega steel plants Business Standard
Power cos may buy coal from sources other than CIL: Govt Indian Express
Moneycontrol.com  - Electric Light & Power  - Motley Fool
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Coal Stocks Look Ready To Run - Seeking Alpha
Nov 29th 2012, 15:53


Coal Stocks Look Ready To Run
Seeking Alpha
Back in October I wrote about how coal stocks could explode higher. Within a couple of weeks several coal stocks were up 50%. Since that time, though, they have fallen on hard times once again. However, it appears that this is just a healthy pullback ...

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Greener storage for green energy - Nanowerk LLC
Nov 29th 2012, 15:29


Nanowerk LLC

Greener storage for green energy
Nanowerk LLC
(Nanowerk News) Renewable energy solutions like wind and solar operate on nature's timetable. When the sun blazes or when the breeze blows, power is plentiful—but not necessarily at the moments when consumers need it, like on a hot, calm summer ...
GE to develop fabric turbine blades that could halve costs of wind energy Click Green
ARPA-E Bets $130 Million On Cutting-Edge Green Tech Forbes

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Pentagon's Clean Energy Investment Given Green Light By The Senate - Huffington Post
Nov 29th 2012, 15:27


Pentagon's Clean Energy Investment Given Green Light By The Senate
Huffington Post
John McCain of Arizona and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma have pushed to limit Pentagon investments in clean energy, arguing that in a time of defense budget cuts the Pentagon can't afford spending money on green energy projects. Inhofe has gone further, ...

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Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at O&G Pipes Global Conference 2012 - Sacramento Bee
Nov 29th 2012, 15:10


Breitling Oil and Gas CEO to Present at O&G Pipes Global Conference 2012
Sacramento Bee
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent exploration and production company based in Irving, Texas, will present at the O&G Pipes Global Conference 2012 in London, UK. The conference will take ...

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Peabody to close Illinois coal mine - Businessweek
Nov 29th 2012, 14:46


KSDK

Peabody to close Illinois coal mine
Businessweek
Mining firm Peabody Energy Corp . said it would close a coal mine in Southern Illinois, citing diminishing returns and safety concerns. "Willow Lake has had issues performing at an acceptable standard for safety, compliance and productivity despite ...
Willow Lake closure devastating to miner families Aledo Times Record
Coal mine near Harrisburg closing, impacts 400 workers KFVS
Peabody Energy Shuts Down One More Zacks.com
WSIL TV
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Senate gives green light to Pentagon green energy - Businessweek
Nov 29th 2012, 14:33


Human Events

Senate gives green light to Pentagon green energy
Businessweek
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday gave the green light to the Pentagon's investment in green energy. By a vote of 62-37 on Wednesday, the Senate backed an amendment that would delete a provision in the defense bill prohibiting the ...
Democrats put green energy back into military budget bill Human Events
Senate gives green light to Pentagon investment in green energy Washington Post
UPDATE 1-US Senate strikes restriction on military biofuel development Reuters
Hydrocarbon Processing
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Room for feds and states in regulation of hydraulic fracturing - FuelFix (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 13:10


FuelFix (blog)

Room for feds and states in regulation of hydraulic fracturing
FuelFix (blog)
As hydraulic fracturing increasingly looks to be a future key source of energy in the US, it provides state and federal regulators an opportunity to develop complimentary roles in providing oversight of water use, a former federal water regulator said ...
Oil Companies May Shift from Recycled Water to Saltwater The Green Optimistic (blog)

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Rio targets coal, aluminium in $7bn costs purge - The Australian
Nov 29th 2012, 13:08


Brisbane Times

Rio targets coal, aluminium in $7bn costs purge
The Australian
RIO Tinto has set out to slice $US7 billion from its cost base in the next two years, with the knife to cut most deeply at its ailing global aluminium business and its Australian coal operations. The attack on costs is a response to what Rio chief ...
Rio Tinto Targets $5 Billion Spending Cuts, Output Lift Businessweek
Rio flags job losses in coal and aluminium Herald Sun
Union tips more Rio Tinto coal job losses ABC Online
Australian Mining  - The Australian Financial Review
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France can frack without destroying environment - FuelFix (blog)
Nov 29th 2012, 12:52


FuelFix (blog)

France can frack without destroying environment
FuelFix (blog)
Natural-gas extraction from shale is possible without destroying the environment, French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said today, seeking to circumvent a presidential pledge to retain a ban on hydraulic fracturing. "A new generation of clean ...

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Green Energy The Answer to the Recession That Could Be Implemented ... - PolicyMic
Nov 29th 2012, 11:18


PolicyMic

Green Energy The Answer to the Recession That Could Be Implemented ...
PolicyMic
Congress and the White House have spent a decade focusing on old school ways to dig out of a recession. What they have failed to notice is that this is not a recession. It's a brand new economy and this economy will center on energy. The nation that ...

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Chevron top bidder of oil and gas tracts in Texas - MarketWatch
Nov 29th 2012, 09:29


Chevron top bidder of oil and gas tracts in Texas
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Chevron Corp. (US:cvx) paid top dollar for the right to explore oil and gas blocks off the coast of Texas, the U.S. Department of the Interior said Wednesday. Chevron paid $17.2 million for a block, the top bid for a ...
Analyst Opinion on Chevron and Encana - Oil and Gas Gaining Traction Equities.com

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Ex-Massey coal executive charged over safety issues - Los Angeles Times
Nov 29th 2012, 04:53


New York Times

Ex-Massey coal executive charged over safety issues
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — The former president of a Massey coal mine in West Virginia was charged with conspiracy to violate federal mining safety laws Wednesday, and federal authorities said he was expected to plead guilty in a widening criminal investigation ...
Ex-Official Is Charged After Deaths at Coal Mine New York Times
Former Coal CEO Blankenship Tells WSJ He Doesn't Plan to Return to Mining WFPL
Charged exec cooperating in W. Va. mine blast probe USA TODAY
NPR (blog)  - Pittsburgh Post Gazette  - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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FTS International Pulls $1.15 Billion IPO Plans - SEC Filing - Wall Street Journal
Nov 29th 2012, 01:32


FTS International Pulls $1.15 Billion IPO Plans - SEC Filing
Wall Street Journal
Hydraulic fracturing is used in the extraction of oil and natural gas. FTS manufactures many of its own components used in hydraulic fracturing and blends a portion of the chemicals it uses, a so-called vertical integration the company said helps to ...
Services firm FTS International withdraws IPO Reuters
Reuters – FTS International Withdraws IPO Private Equity Hub (press release)
FTS International withdraws $1.1 billion IPO NASDAQ

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